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Advice on weight gain
I eat really healthy, lots of fruit and veg and lean meat and drink water for the most part as I don't like tea or coffee. However, I'm quite thin and could do with gaining a few extra pounds but at the same time I don't want to do it by feasting on junk food. Most of the food I eat is healthy but generally low in calories so I wanted some advice as to what healthy food I can eat which will make me gain a bit of weight:)
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The one item I would ask about is are you eating enough dairy products ? Good source of essential fatty acid and calories.
The only healthy way to gain weight is to eat more carbohydrates like pasta, potatoes, rice, bread. Don't eat more sugar or junk food.
1400 calories isnt enough, its a diet level of calories for a female.
I think I am but it's a comment I received that made me wonder if I was too thin and had me thinking I looked gaunt or something. I'll perhaps concentrate on having bigger portion sizes with my dinner
As long as you do the weight training to go with it - otherwise taking protein is useless.
It won't put you on weight if you don't do some form of resistance/weight training!
I would suggest maybe eating some more protein in your diet and carbohydrates, mix that with some weight training
You say your active, so obviously burn a lot of calories so you definitely need to up your calories, 1400 doesn't sound nearly enough (well to be fair, would need to know your weight, height and level of activity on a daily basis), but people looking to lose weight healthily would eat about 1400-1500 calories of healthy foods like your diet
It's not exactly healthy but when you have trouble eating a child sized portion of dinner it is a quick way of doing it....;)
Something like this one will give a base intake, You then need to multiple the number based on your activity level.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/bmr-calculator.html